On 5th Sept 2021, on the occasion of Teachers Day, MOHAN Foundation, in association with Transplants – Help the Poor Foundation was invited to give awareness about organ donation at Samanvay Kendra, Jabalpur.
Swami Akhileshwaranand Giri took this initiative to spread awareness among general public. Ms. Prarthana Dwivedi introduced MOHAN Foundation, explained the concepts of organ and tissue donation, types of death viz. cardiac and brain death and the organs and tissues that can be donated. She elaborated on the procedure for bone donation, which was a new topic for the participants. She also explained to the group how donation of skin and eyes can happen even at the residence after someone’s demise. Informative flyers were distributed to the public.
All the members of Samanvay Kendra participated in the campaign. About 80 participants attended the session and around 20 people registered as organ donors. MOHAN Foundation thanks Swami Akhileshwaranand Giri for supporting the cause of organ donation.